Peach turning apparatus



Jan- 15, 1935. M. c. GORDON El' AL PEACH TURNI'NG APPARATUS Filed July 15, 1935 s 4sheemrs-sheet -1 Jan. 15, M. Q GORDON E T AL 1,988,381

PEACH TURNING APPARATUS Filed July l5, 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 am @WA/Pi Jan. 15, 1935. M. c, GORDON Er AL PEACH TURNING APPARATUS Filed July 15,

1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 wm a 69? Patented Jan. 15, 1935 1,988,281

4UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE-eg:

1,988,381 c j PEACH lTURMNG, APPARATUS fMelvin C. "Gordon and 1,)orrienicl Oliva,

a i f YMLincoln;CalitfU"' "V-V 'Y ,1`App1riactin-u1yf1`a 12533,; 'serial No. '680,607

solafums.y (ctms- 33)- i This invention relates to certain v new anduse- Figure 11 is an inner side elevational -viewof fulimprovements in peach turning apparatus. thei guide shown in Figure r `disclosing the The primary object of this invention isfto procurved cream peach-engaging faces thereof; e; vide turning apparatus for peaches'v in. which Figure 12 shows in top planA the severall ele- 5 Vthe peaches afterbeingpared' and halved are mentsforming saidguide; f ,i

delivered to the apparatusand'in'passing there- Figure 13 is a'plan view of the adjustingfor through are turned ytopresent the pit side theretensioninggarms for the guide; wu 4of downwardly when delivered `to a slicing Ablade l Figure `14isa rear end elevationalview of thek or machine. l l l n guide shown in Figuresiland l1; and l0 lIt has been foundz'inl pv actice that when halved Figure 15, is a rear end elevational viewv ofthe ll0 peaches are slicedwith the :cutting knife inibox-like casing enclosing 'the peachturning tially engaged-withthe pit side of, the peach half, guides. 1 1, l V y I y :i the resultant `slices areuneven and` ragged,rthe yReferring more in detailto the accompanying apparatus of 1- thisr invention resulting in the drawings, and particularly toFiguresl-toand 15 turning of the Ipeach =halves to ,presentfthepit 15, there is illustrated a peachturning appara- 15 Side thereof downwardlyso that acutting rknife tus in the form of a rectangular box-like casing, is engaged with the peach .half-I at the curved althoughythe samermay bevconstructedgofother outer side thereof to produce an k,even and shapes if desired,4 the casing comprisingide *smoothl cut orfslicing; vofc-a peach half into slices walls and 2l, endvrwalls 22 and 23"a ,nd,a top 2O of the same thickness. I e Z Wall 24, the end wall 22 constitutinggthelfront `2,0

. It is a further object ofthe inventionto-proend ofA the casing having a bottom edge .opening- :videa peach turning lapparatus ofthe foregoing .2 5 therein for introductionA ofr peacheshwhile the character `wherein tensioned guides within a rear end :wall 23 is provided lwith a bottoni:` edge box-like structure .are provided withfopposed opening surroundedby a flange.26- constituting Amulti-curved .or camv faces.-havingv peach halves an outlet The side walls 20 and 2,1 o f-.,the 25 presented thereto by,A anendlesshjconveyorfto casing have angle brackets 27 vattacherd thereto effect, urnging-of v theYpeachhalvesv tog present providing.anchoringfeet therefor. l lthe pitrsides thereof downwarcrllyft A e, c A- pair of peach turning guidesy k28 and 29, `is

With the above and othermobjects 41n view resiliently mounted in the casing -vand hasnopthat will become apparent asvthe nature of the posed curved or cam faces extending longitudi- `30 invention is better. understoodthe same consists Ynally of the casingA andin line with theendwall in the novel form,wv combination and arrange- ,openings 25y and 26, the guide 28jbeing vertically ment of parts hereinafter more fully described, tensioned While the guide 29 is horizontally tenshown in the drawings and claimed. sioned. The guide 28 is shown in detail in Fig- In the drawings:- ures 4 to 9 and the guide 29 is shown in detail :5.)

Figure 1 is a front end elevational view of the in Figures 10 to 14. As shown in Figures 1, 2 peach turning apparatus showing the tensioned and 4 to 9, the guide 28 is of substantially tripeach turning guides and the conveyor for deangular formation as shown in top plan in Figlivering peach halves thereto; ure 7, having a flat top wall 30, a right angular Figure 2 is a top plan view of the apparatus; end Wall 31 and an acute angled side .wall 4,0

Figure 3 is a side elevational View; 32 extending from the point 33 of the-end wall Figure 4 is a frontend elevational view of one 31 to the apex 34 of the triangle. The guide of the tensioned peach turning guides; 28 is of shell formation and further has a' bot- Figure 5 is a side elevational view of the same tom Wall 35 and an outer side portion 36v as guide showing the cam or curvedfaces for enshown in Figure 8, the side portion 36 carrying 45 gagement with a peach half; spaced vertical guide flanges 37 engageable with Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of said guide; lugs, brackets or the like within the casing to l Figure '7 is a top planview ofvsaid guide; facilitate vertical adjustment of the guide 28 to Figure 8 is an outer side elevational View of accommodate the apparatus for different sizes said guide, showing the vvertical guide flanges of peaches. 'Ihe top wall 30 of the guide 28 has 50 carried thereby; l an opening 39 therein for the passage of a screw Figure 9 is a rear end elevationalview ofthe bolt 4 0 passing through thetop Wall 24 of the same guide; casing, a nut 41 being threaded upon the lower Figure 10 is a front end elevational View of end of the bolt 40 while a coil spring 42 surthe other guide; f i rounds the bolt between the top wall 24 of the 55 casing andthe top wall 30 of the guide 28 for tensioning `the guide 28 ina downward direction.

The underside 43 of the guide 28 is fashioned as shown in Figures 4 and 5, being provided with curved or cam faces engageable with apeach half and cooperating with an opposed curved or cam face on the guide 29 for turningV the peach halves in their travel through the casing.

Theguide 29 asshown in `Figures -1, 2 and 10 to A1`4comprises end Walls 44 and 45` connected by a side Wall 46 having a curved or cam face 47 opposite the cam face 43 of the guide 28. The lower edge `of the side wall 46 carries a flange plate 48 cooperating with guidemembers in the bottom of the casing, Vtheguide 29 .being tensioned in a horizontal direction toward fthe guide 28. A pair of screw boltsr49 projects laterally of the side wall 46"adjacentto* and` above the guide flange 48 andvreceivesfthefsaddle vbar 50 by means of the apertured ends 51, coil 'springs .'52 A`surrounding 'the .screwv` bolts' `49v Ebetweenth'enutsf53 adjustable on fthe screw bolt's and th'e-ends-of lthesaddle bar 50, the nutsf54 -being-fengaged with the screw bolts' outwardly and 13.

of the saddle bar as shownrin Figure I2', Vthes'e parte. 1`inl""detail being yillustrated :in Figures 12 ThesaddlebarvzSO-as shown iin-"Figure '513 tha'tconstitutes'la-tensioning larin fforA Ethe guide 29 carries Aa'inut 55 @centrally thereof Yft'ha't i's freta'ined -in ipo'siti'on byS-the Vstrap 56 to 3receive lguides '28 land `29 .linlne therewith, fthe-casing lbeing yopenfat its-underside `in iline 'withisaid openings '25 and 526 1to vaccoirirnodate fthepa'ssage v theepeach 'fhalf -to laccomplish the turningof "the and while there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nevertheless to Pbe .understood :that minor" changesmay be made ther-,ein wvthoiit'departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as `claimed.

We claimz- '1. Meansfor turning halved peaches to present the pit ysides downwardly When delivered nto/1a cislicer comprising a casing, an endless conveyor below .the casing, apair of springpressed guides inthe casing Lhaving opposed vcurved faces for engaging thel peach halves during their travel through the casing on the endless conguide'{ connection with the Vfcasing 'andadjus'tably 'tensionedlsorew' connections b'etwe'en Sthe casing and ?g1.1`lc'iefs`.-` A 1 i 22. for turninghalved peaches-'to prel sent {the-ypit "s'ides downwardly 'when'.delivered {to 'a fslicer comprising v va. Icasing, an vendlessllt'zonveyor be'low the basing', a ypair lof .spring pressed Aguides in the casing having opposed-curved'faces -or yengaging fthe lIlieah hal-ves vduring theirv ltravel `through the' rcasing'pon fthe endless --c'on- `veyor, vrand said fguides beingm'ount'ed -or yrelative movements iin fdii-ections at -rig'ht Lang-les" to -each `other, each peach' :turning guide having a slide-guide `'connection:with:"th'e casing and ad- Vju'statily e'tnsi'one'd screw-connections between theicasing andguidespf ""f eans'lfor turning Ihalved"-vpeach'es to lpre- "serit the pit rsidesfd(iwnw'ardlv when delivered to a slicer comprising a casing, an endless convuveyorbelowQthecasing, a pair of 'spring pressed vveyor, fone"of saidiguide's being`lvert'ically shiftfable `lth`e"-fdt,her {guiie` being .hoirzontally shiftabla each-"peach lturningguide jhavingfa slide-guide connection v`with 'the-fcasing" and jad- Y"justalily fte'nsione'ctscrew A'connections `lzy'etw'een y fthefcasingandguides- ,n v .A

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